Major Incident Manager Job Trends

Major Incident Manager
UK

The median Major Incident Manager salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 797 667 762
Rank change year-on-year -130 +95 -1
Permanent jobs requiring a Major Incident Manager 16 14 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.028% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.032% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 5
10th Percentile £58,900 £38,675 £51,750
25th Percentile £61,875 £41,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £43,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +60.92% -37.86% +55.56%
75th Percentile £75,000 £46,563 -
90th Percentile £93,500 £53,250 £74,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £63,750 £43,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +46.55% -30.40% +38.89%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 109,088 44,314 73,256
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.07% 89.71% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 74,631 25,938 43,073
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,641 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £74,258 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -4.76%

Major Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Major Incident Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Major Incident Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Major Incident Manager job vacancies in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Major Incident Manager over the 6 months to 25 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Major Incident Manager in the UK

Major Incident Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Major Incident Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 25 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
UK excluding London -127 14 £63,750 +46.55% 14
England -122 13 £75,000 +57.89% 9
Work from Home -34 11 £75,000 +156.41% 5
North of England - 7 £67,500 - 4
North East - 5 £50,000 - 1
Northern Ireland -93 3 £63,750 +46.55% 6
London -53 2 £72,500 +52.63%
West Midlands - 2 £85,000 -
North West - 2 £85,000 - 3
Midlands - 2 £85,000 -
South East - 1 - - 4
East of England - 1 £75,000 -

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 September 2026, Major Incident Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Major Incident Manager in the job title.

1 14 (87.50%) Incident Management
1 14 (87.50%) ITIL
1 14 (87.50%) Major Incident Management
2 12 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (75.00%) ITSM
3 10 (62.50%) Service Management
4 9 (56.25%) Problem Management
5 8 (50.00%) Security Cleared
6 7 (43.75%) SC Cleared
7 5 (31.25%) Coaching
8 4 (25.00%) Customer Experience
8 4 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
8 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
8 4 (25.00%) DevOps
8 4 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (25.00%) Process Improvement
8 4 (25.00%) Service Delivery
8 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (25.00%) YouTube
9 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
9 3 (18.75%) People Management
9 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
10 2 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
10 2 (12.50%) Business Continuity
10 2 (12.50%) Incident Response
10 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
10 2 (12.50%) Power BI
10 2 (12.50%) Power Platform
10 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
10 2 (12.50%) Release Management

Major Incident Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (18.75%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (12.50%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (12.50%) Power BI
General
1 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Banking
2 4 (25.00%) Finance
3 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Law
4 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (87.50%) Incident Management
1 14 (87.50%) ITIL
1 14 (87.50%) Major Incident Management
2 12 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (75.00%) ITSM
3 10 (62.50%) Service Management
4 9 (56.25%) Problem Management
5 5 (31.25%) Coaching
6 4 (25.00%) Customer Experience
6 4 (25.00%) Customer-Centricity
6 4 (25.00%) Decision-Making
6 4 (25.00%) DevOps
6 4 (25.00%) Process Improvement
6 4 (25.00%) Service Delivery
6 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (18.75%) People Management
8 2 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (12.50%) Business Continuity
8 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (12.50%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 8 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (43.75%) SC Cleared
3 4 (25.00%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (6.25%) Degree
4 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) YouTube
2 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
3 2 (12.50%) ServiceNow